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Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

Granted City of London 25/01010/FULL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of four air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level.

As published by the council, reference 25/01010/FULL

Application record

Reference
25/01010/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
29 Jul 2025
Validated
29 Jul 2025
Decided
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Cripplegate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EC2Y 8DT

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 14 applications since 2023: 13 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00737/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Replacement of internal fire doors across all floors

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00695/MDC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL dated 23/03/2026.

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00791/LDC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 25/01011/LBC dated 23/03/2026.

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00155/FULL Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street and to the main entrance to include new lighting, replacement of cycle parking with planters, and new entrance doors.

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00157/ADVT Awaiting decision

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Display of White projected logo/name onto white painted underside of existing external staircase adjacent to Silk Street. Internally illuminated digital screen sign of size 4.9m wide by 0.6m high by 0.2m deep located over the main entrance, which is set back c. 39 metres from the back of pavement on Silk Street.

    Submitted 2 Feb 2026 Advertising
  • 26/00156/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street, the main entrance, the foyer, at Lower Ground, Ground and First Floors, as well as the cafe, to include new reception desk, new lighting, external advertising, internal finishes and door replacement.

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00158/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Replacement of internal doors

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/01011/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    (i) Installation of internal air handling units and four associated external air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level; (ii) internal alterations at second floor level associated with the installation of freestanding studio spaces, including removal of glazed corridor partition and replacement with solid plasterboard wall and doors.

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/00087/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Installation of three new illuminated poster panels for the display of advertisements for events at Guildhall School.

    Decided 7 Mar 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/00086/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Installation of three backlit illuminated poster frames for the display of advertisements for events at Guildhall School, replacing existing non-illuminated poster panels.

    Decided 7 Mar 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/00695/MDC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL dated 23/03/2026.

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

36 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 23 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    26/00695/MDC Submitted 13 May 2026 0m away

    Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL dated 23/03/2026.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    23/00185/LBC Submitted 20 Feb 2023 0m away

    Removal of modern tile surfaces to cafe walls with original tiles below to be retained, and the addition of new tiles over original tiles.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs
  • Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    26/00791/LDC Submitted 13 May 2026 0m away

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 25/01011/LBC dated 23/03/2026.

    Granted Lawful development 9 docs
  • Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    25/01011/LBC Submitted 29 Jul 2025 0m away

    (i) Installation of internal air handling units and four associated external air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level; (ii) internal alterations at second floor level associated with the installation of freestanding studio spaces, including removal of glazed corridor partition and replacement with solid plasterboard wall and doors.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 36 docs
  • Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    26/00155/FULL Submitted 2 Feb 2026 0m away

    Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street and to the main entrance to include new lighting, replacement of cycle parking with planters, and new entrance doors.

    Granted Full applications 156 docs
  • Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    26/00157/ADVT Submitted 2 Feb 2026 0m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~21 May

    Display of White projected logo/name onto white painted underside of existing external staircase adjacent to Silk Street. Internally illuminated digital screen sign of size 4.9m wide by 0.6m high by 0.2m deep located over the main entrance, which is set back c. 39 metres from the back of pavement on Silk Street.

    Awaiting decision Advertising 23 docs

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